I once had this young twenty-something talk me out of paying his 300.00 acct balance at our clinic during the convo I started noticing things like his D&G sunglasses, his Iphone, his diamond chain he wore, and diamond earrings he had in... needless to say I didn't let him talk me out of a 300.00 acct balance ;)

Too bad he can't make the connection between avoiding a stroke and being alive to pursue his hobby. Here's the saddest part--his widow isn't going to be able to get anywhere near what he paid for that stuff when she goes to clear the place out after he dies.

what the... *brain cells are attempting seppuku from the stupid but getting upset at lack of bowels to disembowel*

$75 isn't that bad. Everyone has a vice, but really? At least drugs are 'worth' the price, unlike his model trains which I bet were made overseas at a fraction of the retail price. Hopefully, he doesn't have a stroke while driving or doing something that can harm others when he becomes incapacitated.

So I take Plavix and it is an expensive drug...but I'm actually a student and you should feel sorry for me because it IS expensive along with the other 9 medications I take. But I promise I don't have a model train set...I do splurge for air conditioning though because I'm a puddle of mush without it and I can't afford to be that stationary for that long.

I know Aggrenox is expensive, but what about ASA and dipyridamole? The head to head studies showed superiority with Aggrenox, but if he's not taking his medication, it's not going to do any good. I'm assuming the stroke is NOT cardioembolic in nature, otherwise, warfarin could be cheap option.

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